Weight Loss And Spiritual Awakening Springtime Of The Heart
The Blooming Heart Basks In The Sunshine
Of An Eternal
Spring
The path of permanent weight loss leads to
spiritual awakening. Awakening is the eternal springtime of the heart. Spring is a time of flowering and renewal. Blossoms are plentiful and abundant. Our spirits expand and open to bask in the sunlight after being dormant in the darkness of winter. Spring is ripe with new possibilities. It is a
time of new beginnings and hope. Our spirits want to dance and revel in
spring’s fragrant abundance. If we have
used our time of darkness wisely, we have more
light in our hearts to shine forth and illuminate the world with.
Awakening is the flowering of the spirit. Our
spirits are like the flowers; they bloom
and bask in an eternal spring. This awakening or
flowering is endless. It is the eternal springtime of the heart.
This flowering is the heart’s bounty. It can only
be reached
by surrendering one’s ego, so that the resurrection of the spirit can
take
place. This resurrection is a radical restructuring and
integration
of all aspects of the self. It takes the split off, disowned and
fragmented
parts of the self and weaves them into a tapestry of brilliant colors.
This is
the tapestry of the soul. Within this tapestry all aspects of the self
blossom, unleashing
your soul’s genius in a flowering of bliss, creativity
and abundance. This is the flowering of the soul. Its fullness knows no
bounds.
Its brilliance flows outward to light up the world!
This flowering must be shared with others. It
blesses
everyone who meets it. This generosity of spirit is everyone’s
birthright. Some
of us experience awakening when we die and some of us die before death,
to be reborn
in eternal splendor while we still walk this earth.
How does one awaken to this eternal spring? It comes by
surrendering to the flow of life. You surrender the ego and open to the
void of conscious awareness.
You are the spring. It is your true
nature. It springs forth from the emptiness. The eternal spring lives
in the
void, as does all of creation. To access your true nature, you peel away
the layers of faulty perceptions and beliefs until you are stripped
down to
your bare essence. Your essence is nothing more than consciousness itself. Those of us who are obsessed with food, weight loss, and diets are afraid of ourselves. We run from feelings of emptiness. Why? Because we are confused about who we are. We are certain that we need something “out there”
to fill us
up because we feel so empty. We get
preoccupied
with weight loss, diets, food and exercise as a way of feeling in
control of our
lives. We are certain that if we can just look a certain way or achieve
a
certain weight or eat a special diet that we will feel better about
ourselves. Many of us never got our primary needs met as
children.
We may not have gotten enough nurturing, affection, and validation.
Many of us
didn't get adequate mirroring from our parents. Simply put, our love
was
not reflected back to us by our parents. Our parents didn’t know who
they were,
so they could not mirror ourselves back to us. They didn’t have it;
therefore, they couldn’t give it. Now we don’t know who we are. In each of us lays the heart of a Buddha, or a
Christ, if
that is your preference. It is a vast wholeness of Self or
consciousness that contains the
universe. We are the world. We are the spring. Yet, no one can tell us who we are. We must each
experience
it for ourselves. The only way to find out is to explore our Being. How do you access your true nature? You stop doing and start being. You start by being who you are, right where you are. You get still. You stop running from yourself. Remember, you are the spring! Look within. Get curious about your true nature. Ask God or your inner wisdom to reveal who you are. Quiet the mind. Your
true nature is beyond mind. Meditate, do yoga, pray; spend time in the stillness of nature. It all starts by paying attention to yourself. You give yourself the gift of your own attention. Begin to access the love inside of you. Your soul speaks in whispers. You must stop distracting and numbing yourself with food and other externals and listen to it. Its gifts are endless. Permanent weight loss involves learning a way of being in the world that supports your emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual self. Your heart, body and soul want expression. It all starts by taking good care of yourself. Love your body by regularly exercising it. Feed your body and mind nourishing foods that are alive with the nutrients of the earth. Feed your soul by listening to it and heeding its wisdom. Learn to relax and enjoy the journey. The path of
permanent
weight loss is above all a joyful one. Open to your soul’s bounty and you will bask in
the sunshine
of an eternal spring. May your heart dance eternally amongst the blossoms.
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